Data Engineer, Video Platform

Responsibilities

Craft optimal end to end data processing architecture and systems for new data and ETL pipelines
Design, build, and maintain efficient and reliable data pipelines to move and transform big data
Implement and monitor quality control measures to ensure data accuracy, completeness, and consistency
Drive internal process improvements and automate manual processes for data quality and service level agreement (SLA) management
Create and maintain technical documentation, such as data dictionaries, data flow diagrams, and system documentation, to ensure efficient and effective data management and analysis.
Work closely with data engineering and various vertical teams within the Video platform and cross-functional teams within TikTok USDS

Skills

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or a related technical background involving software/system engineering, or equivalent working experience
2+ years of experience working with data analytics and data engineering, including experience with data cleaning and preprocessing, data analysis and dashboard development.
2+ years of proficiency in distributed data processing using Big Data technologies such as Spark, Hadoop/HDFS, Flink, Hive, YARN, and Kafka
Good programming experience with SQL and at least one of the following languages: Java, Python, Go, or Scala
Experience in data analytics and data engineering ETL development, data pipeline design, implementation, and maintenance

Benefits

💼 Competitive salary
🏥 Medical, dental, and vision insurance
🌴 Paid parental leave
📈 Short-term and long-term disability coverage
🌟 Wellbeing benefits
🎉 10 paid holidays per year
🤒 10 paid sick days per year
🕰️ 17 days of Paid Personal Time (prorated upon hire with increasing accruals by tenure)

Qualifications

Seniority level: Mid-Senior level
Employment type: Full-time
Job function: Information Technology
Industries: Social Networking Platforms

About the Company

ByteDance is the leading destination for short-form mobile video. Our mission is to inspire creativity and bring joy. U.S. Data Security (“USDS”) is a subsidiary of TikTok in the U.S. This new, security-first division was created to bring heightened focus and governance to our data protection policies and content assurance protocols to keep U.S. users safe. Our focus is on providing oversight and protection of the TikTok platform and U.S. user data, so millions of Americans can continue turning to TikTok to learn something new, earn a living, express themselves creatively, or be entertained.

About the Role

As a Data Engineer, you will be instrumental in shaping strategic decisions within the TikTok video platform. This role emphasizes building, optimizing, and maintaining robust data processing architectures that support new data and ETL pipelines. Your expertise will ensure that data flows reliably and accurately across various systems, empowering stakeholders with high-quality, actionable insights that impact quality of service, quality of experience and cost optimizations.